Thanks to everyone who made this past weekend’s Vineyard Race one of the best ever. Those of us who helped run the event are now going to back to our day jobs but wanted to leave you with two thoughts:

— Mark your calendar for September 4, 2015. That’s when we plan to hold the 81st running of the Vineyard.

— If you have ideas, suggestions for continuing to improve the race let us know. Email us at vineyardrace@stamfordyc.com.

Piero Meda of Milan; Jan Gerard Van der Puil of Derbyshire, England; and John Hockings of Brisbane. The three were part of a fleet of 175 entrants in the Sailonline version of the Vineyard. Each will get a Vineyard Race Mount Gay hat for their success.

This the fifth year our friends at Sailonline have conducted the virtual race. Plans are underway for Sailonline to do this again next year.

We just started an Instagram feed a few months ago and it’s already yielding some great on-board shots. If you’re on Instagram you can follow us at @vineyardrace or the following hashtags: #vr2014 or #vineyardrace.